⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? For sure. Harriett and Jensen’s reaction to her are a breath of fresh air. I was pulled in right from the start.

BLURB

Jensen has a reputation as a stud between the sheets and not much between the ears. And it’s an image he is all too happy to perpetuate. Until he comes face-to-face with Harriett, who is the high school librarian, doesn’t care what other people think of her, and has no use for someone like Jensen. But Harriett needs Jensen to inspire one particular student to be better than his circumstances dictate.

MY THOUGHTS

With an intriguing start, I was truly curious to get to know these two people and find out where this auspicious beginning was going. Harriett and Jensen seem like they shouldn’t work as a couple, but they really do.

I loved Harriett with her no-nonsense, straightforward attitude and so comfortable in her own skin. Jensen is complicated and puts on a mask of jovial stupidity so that no one can see the hurt beneath the surface, maybe not even Jensen himself.

Harriet’s awakening to love and her own desires were described brilliantly. The author overused the phrase “he’s so male” at some point, but the whole process was so delightful.

It’s a very sweet story about finding love in unexpected places. It’s also a good commentary on how we care too much about what other people think and that what other people think isn’t necessarily the truth. Jensen sums it up nicely when he said, “If Harriett disappoints you, ma’am, then you can be sure the problem is you. Not her.”

I can definitely recommend it for any romance reader and I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is book two of the Kittredge Ranch series.

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Genre: Contemporary Romance